5 Things Upsource is Thankful For in 2017

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We hope you’re all taking some time to spend with your loved ones and recharge like we are doing. This week’s Thanksgiving edition blog post features five things for which we are thankful as this year begins drawing to its close. Let’s get to it!

1. Flexible Paid Ad Schedules

As Googlephiles, we’re always testing the full range of Google AdWords features to better target the clients you want. One of our favorites is the Ad Schedule. This feature allows us to choose which days and hours we run ads (and which to exclude) in order to optimize the number of eyeballs on each ad. This helps us spend your budget wisely and maximize your investment.

2. Full-Season Releases on Netflix

When we’re not generating new leads for our clients, we like to indulge in some heavy binge-watching of our favorite shows. Fortunately, Netflix is keyed into how the majority of people consume television these days and gives us every episode all at once. With that in mind, we’ll probably be re-watching the entirety of Stranger Things 2 this holiday weekend.

3. Voice Search

Sorry to plug Google again, but we can’t help it. We love that voice search has gained momentum and is moving the industry along with it. It’s so easy and convenient to talk our phones into showing us the information we seek. It also removes the guesswork of trying to pick optimal search terms and lets us simply search in the same manner as we speak in everyday life.

Other major companies and apps are quickly adopting voice search functionality. Apple’s Siri and Amazon’s Echo are great examples. One of our favorite depictions of this audible advent is SNL’s “Amazon Echo Silver” sketch, which we highly recommend watching someplace where you can freely laugh out loud.

4. Easy Charitable Giving

It always feels good to give back, especially when it’s seamless with something else we’re already doing. That’s why we’re so thankful for the Amazon Smile Foundation. This organization invented and operated by Amazon lets returning customers designate a nonprofit of their choosing and donate 0.5% of select items’ purchase prices to the nonprofit at no additional cost to the customer. Charitable giving has never been simpler!

5. Our Amazing Clients

Last and certainly not least (quite the opposite, actually!) the team at Upsource is thankful for all of our valued clients across the United States. You make it possible for us to get up every morning and do work for which are passionate. We love geeking out about algorithms, perpetually evolving our digital marketing strategies, and seeing you capture the clients you want to help. That said, our favorite part of each day is talking to you and continuing to build relationships that are professionally and personally meaningful and lasting. We sincerely thank you for sticking with us year after year.

We look forward to getting back to our work on your accounts next week. In the meantime, we hope you have a relaxing break wherever you are. Happy Thanksgiving from Upsource!